Football’s First Defender

As Zenit's offense is getting more and more pressing, although the goal may be getting closer and closer, the loopholes in the defense, in Gassayev's eyes, are getting bigger and bigger!

"It depends on whether we can seize the opportunity before Zenit's attack and get a 2-0 lead!"

Looking at the anxious look of Advocaat next door, Gassayev felt that he at least had the initiative!

"And, this is Moscow! Our home stadium!"

The halftime game was getting closer and closer to the end. Zenit's offensive players tried their best to pry open the defense line of the Russian national team, but behind the defense line was the Russian national goalkeeper Akinfeev!

Tymoshchuk once had a wonderful long shot, the ball was very tricky, and the ball flew directly to the upper left corner of the goal! On the flight path of the ball, no CSKA player could block it with his body, but Akinfeev, when the ball was about to cross the goal line, blocked the ball. Although he did not catch it, the palm touched the football and was changed Out of the line, out of the bottom line!

This is the epitome of Zenit's offense on the field. As the defending champion of the Russian Super League, the strength of CSKA Moscow is indeed the biggest challenge Zenit has encountered this season!

Although there were three battles with Moscow Sparta in the same Moscow area, Zenit had at least an advantage in the scene in those three games. Unlike now, the halftime is almost down, and the offense cannot be achieved, and the defense cannot be achieved. At once!

Another Zenit attack!

"Tymoshchuk moved the ball from the strong side to the weak side. Zenit's left back Jin Dongjin took the ball without a pause, and directly chose to go forward? Dominsko still has the home team's defensive players next to him. Didn't get rid of it!"

"This ball! It was directly intercepted by Alexei Berezuzsky!"

"Jin Dongjin's pass is really reckless!"

"Alexey directly passed the ball to Zhirkov in front!"

"Zhirkov acted as a transit position. He didn't stop after taking the ball, and directly stuffed the ball into the gap left by Jin Dongjin!"

"Joao and Lowe, who have been in charge of harassing the Zenit midfielder, have already started!"

"Can Zenit defend against the opponent's counterattack?"

Yang Feng happened to be on the right side of his own court at this time, taking care of Joao who might advance at any time! The opponent counterattacked the space on the left left by Jin Dongjin, and Yang Feng had no choice but to bury his head and run back to the penalty area!

"Lowy got the football, go ahead, keep going!"

"Lovi's speed has been brought to the extreme, Zenit stayed in the back midfielder, Zilyanov couldn't catch up at all, now it's up to Skrtel!"

"Skrtel must regret the yellow card at the time. If he wants to stop it with a foul now, there is a high probability that two yellows will turn into one red and end early. Zenit, who has one less player and is still behind, I really can't think of it." Find out how to make a comeback at CSKA Moscow's home field!"

"Skrtel obviously didn't dare to do the action, and Lowe's action of stepping on a bicycle has passed!"

"Lovie managed to trick the timid Skrtel!"

"Now!"

"Malafeyev has struck!"

"Skrtel's only contribution may be that Lowe had to go outside in order to pass him, but fortunately not facing the goal!"

"Now it's the goalkeeper versus the striker!"

"Malafeyev chose to lower his center of gravity while rushing forward, and spread his arms to expand his defensive area as much as possible!"

"Lowe faces the goalkeeper who is attacking!"

"Shoot!"

"This is a lob shot!"

"Just over Malafeyev's outstretched arms, the trajectory of the ball!"

"There should be!"

Just when all the home fans were ready to cheer loudly for their team's second goal! A figure is running towards the goal at his fastest speed!

"Wait! This ball! Not necessarily!"

"Yang Feng! Yang Feng! This Chinese saved Zenit again!"

"At the moment when the ball was about to enter the goal, Yang Feng shot out from the back. Fortunately, this lob shot was not very powerful in order to pursue an angle. Yang Feng finally caught up at the last moment!"

"Yang Feng jumped forward and threw himself out, and successfully blocked the ball with his feet!"

"Yang Feng himself fell into the goal!"

"Thank you, Yang Feng!"

"The score is still 0 to 1, Zenit is only one goal behind!"

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"Good job! Yang! Well done!" The goalkeeper was the closest player to Yang Feng, and he was also the first to express his thanks to Yang Feng!

"Haha, if you don't lose this game, remember to treat me to dinner, Malafeyev!"

Yang Feng is most familiar with the team, that is, the goalkeeper Malafeyev. Both sides need each other's help on the court, so the relationship is naturally very harmonious.

"Thank you, Yang, your replacement saved the team!"

Skrtel also arrived. Although his usual appearance seemed a bit like keeping strangers away, through contact, Yang Feng also knew that he was not a bad person!

"We have to defend well in the second half, cheer up! Skrtel! I didn't come to see CSKA Moscow to celebrate the victory!"

In the following game, there was not much time left. Zenit, who had just been shocked for a moment, had no intention of continuing to attack. The 2 minutes passed quickly, and Roberto Rossetti did not give stoppage time. Half of the game At the end, Zenit trailed 0 to 1 away!

Away team lounge!

Advocaat's midfielder first praised Yang Feng, because if he fell behind 0 to 2 in the away game, the game might really be explained here!

Afterwards, there was another adjustment to the offensive tactics. Against the defensive system of CSKA Moscow, Advocaat also responded immediately and decided to focus on the side of Alexei Berezurski, although he would have to face his twins. Brother's support at any time, but!

"Alexey's height and weight are indeed an advantage when defending set balls, but in sports warfare, his slow speed is his biggest disadvantage! Repeat this point for me, Dominguezgo, Deni Suov, Arshavin, the three of you can change positions at any time to attack him, you must make a breakthrough from here!"

"Okay, coach!"

"Of course, you must pay attention to the defense while attacking. You must not lose the ball. Yang Feng, you must not be afraid of fouls and cards at critical moments. Skrtel has already received a yellow card. Some actions that require fouls to stop the opponent , I can only rely on you!"

"Understood, coach!"

"The time is almost up, there is still half of the game, we must overthrow the defending champion in the away game!"

"come on!!!"

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"Friends in the audience, welcome back to the game. The players of both sides have returned to the field after the halftime break. The coaches of both sides did not choose to make substitutions. It seems that they will have to rely on the existing lineup to fight for a while!"

"Zenit kicks off! The second half begins!"

"From the beginning! Zenit launched a fierce attack on Alexei's side!"

"Arshavin directly pulled to the side. After cooperating with his teammates, he got rid of the defense of the home team's midfielder. Now he is going to fight Alexei on the side!"

"It's completely undefendable! Just as Alexek was about to step forward to stick to Arshavin, Arshavin sped up!"

"Arshavin's speed, when facing Alexei, is really too fast!"

"Gone! A great opportunity!"

"Arshavin swept the ball directly to the front of the penalty area!"

"Ah! It's a pity! When Zenit outflanked the players and was still waiting in position, Vasily had already blocked the ball's running route and made a clearance!"

"As expected of twin brothers, after Alexei was passed, he still interfered in the rear, restricted Arshavin's travel route, drove Arshavin to the baseline and could only pass the ball, and then Vasily came directly to cut off the passing route! "

Zenit's attack at the beginning was successfully resolved by the tacit understanding of the twin brothers!

"This time it's Domingsko, and he came to Alexei's side again. This is Zenit, are you going to focus on Alexei's point as a breakthrough?"

"Sure enough, Domingsko also went to challenge Alexei!"

"but!"

"Domingsgo didn't get good fruit this time!"

"Alexey managed to use his strong body to gain possession of the ball through continuous physical contact! Domingosgo fell to the ground and protested to the referee, but Roberto Rossetti just motioned him to get up quickly and did not call a penalty Foul plan!"

"This time Alexei kicked his own kick and passed the ball to the opponent's half!"

"The accuracy is still a bit off. Yang Feng in the backcourt got the football directly, and Zenit reorganized the attack!"

"It's Arshavin again, and Alexei's defense is found on the wing again!"

"Let's feel sorry for Alexei. We take turns facing Zenit's world-class offensive group. We can see the close-up of the camera. Not long after the start of the second half, Alexei is already panting heavily!"

"This time, relying on Shemak, who came to replace him, CSKA still completed the defense on the side!"

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"Is this a fierce attack on Alexei's side?"

"Let the right back Clichy warm up. Since the opponent plans to attack our right line, we have to respond in time!"

Gassayev on the sidelines still decided to make adjustments in time, absolutely not giving Zenit too many opportunities!

"Zhirkov! Let someone tell Alexek that you can let them pass the ball at the right time. Just keep the inside line firmly and don't let them break into the penalty area. We have enough defensive personnel in the penalty area, so don't worry about the opponent. Play the high ball, I will make adjustments later, we must hold on for this period of time!"

"And let Joao and Lowe be ready to attack the joint between Yang Feng and Skrtel at any time, counterattack and pass the ball, and try to avoid Yang Feng as much as possible, and only look for Skrtel. If we can get him off the field, then our chances of winning It's even bigger!"

"Understood, coach!"

Advocaat saw the opponent's substitute right back who had gotten up on the bench to warm up, and Gasayev whispered tactics to Zhirkov, and he felt dizzy!

Both sides are seasoned coaches, neither of them will be easily led by the other side!

You have a good idea and I have a wall ladder.

"It seems that the opponent is going to strengthen the defense on the right side. I hope to break through Alexei's point before making a substitution. As long as we can equalize the score, we won't lose a point in the away game!"

While expecting the team to break through Alexei’s point according to the tactics, Advocaat also simulated in his mind, if the opponent gets another right back with plenty of energy, what should the team do? Hit the opponent's left, or play a breakthrough in the middle, or...

In fact, on the football field, the most feared thing is to let go in one breath.

Originally, Alexek was afraid that he would not be able to complete the defensive task, so he went up and down the right side of the road, and his defensive performance was good. However, since he received instructions from his teammates, he focused on taking care of the inside line, and did not let the opponent break through. The opponent passed the ball on the side. When it was time to let it go, Alexek let it go!

Indeed, CSKA Moscow's double central defenders are the strongest central defender combination in the entire Russian Super League, and they are also the starting central defender combination of the Russian national team. The tacit understanding is very high, but the game of football is always full of surprises!

"Alexey, facing Arshavin's dribbling on the left side of the offensive side, did not choose to press close to him, but retreated step by step, firmly occupying his position inside the line. It seems that he did not want Arshavin to break through. ah!"

"However, in this position, let Arshavin pass the ball almost without pressure, is it really good?"

"Arshavin didn't choose to force a breakthrough, he seized the opportunity given by the opponent! He directly chose to pass the ball!"

"middle!"

"Pogrebnyak!"

"Both Vasily and Ignashevich are here, and the three are fighting together!"

"What about the end?"

"Strong body! Pogrebnyak! Under the double-teaming of the two big brothers of the national team, he still grabbed the ball!"

"However, it is really impossible to make a header shot. It is just a simple push, which changes the flight trajectory of the ball."

"Domingsco! Domingsco is rushing in!"

"Facing the landing point of the ball! Directly shoot with one kick!"

"This ball!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Domingsgo's goal! Domingsgo, who returned from injury, scored his first league goal of the season!"

"Perhaps no one would have thought that Pogrebnyak could hit the ball under the double-team of two central defenders. Zenit really picked up a treasure!"

"Zenit tied the score 1-1 away!"

"The game has only lasted 57 minutes! There is still half an hour left! What kind of wonderful match will the two sides stage?"